Day and Night World Map

The map below shows the current position of the Sun and the Moon. It shows which parts of the Earth are in daylight and which are in night.

See where the moon is over the horizon

Map notes

• The day and night parts of the Earth shown are as of Saturday, March 31, 2012 at 06:08:00 UTC.
• The Sun's position is marked with this symbol: . At this location, the Sun will be at its zenith (directly overhead) in relation to an observer.
• The Moon's position is marked with this symbol: . At this location, the Moon will be at its zenith in relation to an observer. Note that the symbol is not showing the current phase of the Moon.
• Different shades of darkness are used to indicate night; these shades are in order from lightest to darkest:
  • Civil Twilight (lightest shade)
  • Nautical Twilight
  • Astronomical Twilight
  • Night, no twilight (darkest)
• Latitude circles
  • NPC – Northern Polar Circle, or Arctic Circle, is at latitude 66°34' N. At locations north of the Arctic Circle, the Sun is visible all day and night during a period before and after the June solstice.
  • NT – Northern Tropic, or Tropic of Cancer, is at latitude 23°26' N and is the northernmost latitude at which the Sun can be directly overhead (this occurs during June solstice, around June 21).
  • ST – Southern Tropic, or Tropic of Capricorn, is at latitude 23°26' S and is the southernmost latitude at which the Sun can be directly overhead (this occurs during December solstice, around December 21).
  • SPC – Southern Polar Circle, or Antarctic Circle, is at latitude 66°34' S. South of this latitude, the Sun is visible all day and night during summer in the Southern Hemisphere.
• Map is generated based on images from NASA

Position of the Sun

On Saturday, March 31, 2012 at 06:08:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	4° 20'	North
Longitude:	88° 45'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 462.61 meters/second, 1665.4 km/hour, 1034.8 miles/hour or 899.2 knots.The table below shows the Sun position compared to the time and date above:

Time	Longitude difference			Latitude difference			Total
later	Degrees	Distance	Direction	Degrees	Distance	Direction	Distance
1 minute	0° 15' 00.1"	17.25 mi	west	0° 00' 01.0"	0.02 mi	north	17.25 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 11.2"	1034.89 mi	west	0° 00' 58.0"	1.11 mi	north	1034.88 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 28.0"	5.14 mi	west	0° 23' 09.4"	26.52 mi	north	27.01 mi

Position of the Moon

On Saturday, March 31, 2012 at 06:08:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	19° 16'	North
Longitude:	174° 25'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 423.34 meters/second, 1524.0 km/hour, 947.0 miles/hour or 822.9 knots.The table below shows the Moon position compared to the time and date above:

Time	Longitude difference			Latitude difference			Total
later	Degrees	Distance	Direction	Degrees	Distance	Direction	Distance
1 minute	0° 14' 29.7"	15.78 mi	west	0° 00' 05.7"	0.11 mi	south	15.78 mi
1 hour	14° 29' 47.5"	946.75 mi	west	0° 05' 49.8"	6.68 mi	south	947.05 mi
24 hours	12° 04' 20.4"	788.50 mi	east	2° 47' 42.6"	192.24 mi	south	817.78 mi

Locations with the Sun near zenith

The following table shows 10 locations with Sun near zenith position in the sky.

Location	Local time	Distance			Direction
Banda Aceh	Sat 1:08 PM	741 km	460 miles	400 nm	E
Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte	Sat 11:38 AM	1019 km	633 miles	550 nm	WNW
Colombo	Sat 11:38 AM	1025 km	637 miles	554 nm	WNW
Medan	Sat 1:08 PM	1102 km	685 miles	595 nm	E
Madurai	Sat 11:38 AM	1327 km	825 miles	717 nm	WNW
Chennai	Sat 11:38 AM	1342 km	834 miles	725 nm	NW
Thiruvananthapuram	Sat 11:38 AM	1385 km	861 miles	748 nm	WNW
Kuala Lumpur	Sat 2:08 PM	1444 km	897 miles	780 nm	E
Bangalore	Sat 11:38 AM	1558 km	968 miles	841 nm	NW
Yangon	Sat 12:38 PM	1595 km	991 miles	861 nm	NNE